Land

Natives urge end to land rows

More than 800 families of the Kui indigenous communities of Salachhdor and Chaom Prich living on over 4,000ha in Kampong Thom province are appealing to the authorities for a speedy resolution to land disputes caused by encroachment by outside parties.​ ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/natives-urge-end-land-rows

Natural area selected as sustainable use park

The government has issued a sub-decree establishing the Tuolporn Taley Boeung Sne Multiple Use Area covering 3,557ha in one town and three districts of Prey Veng province.​ The sub-decree’s stated purpose is to ensure the preservation of the natural beauty, ecology, biodiversity, environment and culture while ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/natural-area-selected-sustainable-use-park

More aerial bombs found within 35 days

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has stumbled onto more aerial bombs since early this year, despite clearing many over the years. ...

Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810891/more-aerial-bombs-found-within-35-days/

All parties seek speedy solution to decade-long land dispute in Koh Kong

A decade-long land dispute between about 130 families and the provincial agriculture department is being urged to be resolved quickly. ...

Buth Sela
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810819/all-parties-seek-speedy-solution-to-decade-long-land-dispute-in-koh-kong/

Social land concessions for 153 veterans’ families

Kampong Thom provincial authorities will hand over around 2,000 hectares of social land concessions to 153 families of veterans in the province, according to the governor.​ ...

Buth Sela
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810400/social-land-concessions-for-153-veterans-families/

Preah Vihear authorities warn against illegal purchase or sale of protected land

The Ministry of Environment has warned people that it is illegal to buy or sell lands in natural protected and conservation areas in Preah Vihear province. ...

Buth Sela
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50809478/preah-vihear-authorities-warn-against-illegal-purchase-or-sale-of-protected-land/

SSEZ exports increase 26 percent in 2020

The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) has reported export growth of 26.52 percent in 2020, a significant achievement in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Chea Vayuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50808658/ssez-exports-increase-26-percent-in-2020/

Asean and Geneva demining organisations sign MoU

The ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) in Phnom Penh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) to assist national mine action authorities in the Asean region. ...

Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50808375/asean-and-geneva-demining-organisations-sign-mou/

Another one tonne UXO cleared from sunken warship

Over one tonne of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and remnants of war were cleared from a sunken warship in the Mekong River in Kampong Cham province on Sunday, increasing the total amount recovered to more than six tonnes since its discovery on November 5, 2020.  ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50807436/another-one-tonne-uxo-cleared-from-sunken-warship/

26 families along Sangke River given land concessions with mixed response

Families living along the Sangke River have been asked by authorities to move to a new location due to plans to develop the area. Battambang provincial deputy governor Soeum Bunrithy said in a press conference yesterday that currently, there is a project to develop Sangke ...

Buth Sela
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50806926/26-families-along-sangke-river-given-land-concessions-with-mixed-response/

Banteay Srei’s 15-year land rows solved

Ten cases of land disputes that lasted for over 15 years have been solved by the Banteay Srei district administration by understanding and peaceful mean on January 19. ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/banteay-sreis-15-year-land-rows-solved

Ministry asserts power over state private land

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has reasserted its authority to conduct cadastral surveys of land plots that aim to establish leaseholder rights over state private land. State private land is legally defined as all property that belongs to the state but does ...

Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-asserts-power-over-state-private-land

Kingdom receives aid for demining

The Chinese government on January 19 provided around $1 million worth of equipments for mine action in Cambodia. The aid came as Cambodia launched the National Mine Action Strategy 2018-2025.​ ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-receives-aid-demining

Governors told to demolish illegal fencing

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed municipal and provincial governors across the country to take measures against any individuals who build fences that encroach on state land and affect public interests in their localities. ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/governors-told-demolish-illegal-fencing

Social land concession for families of veterans in Pursat province

Pursat provincial authorities have allocated land to be provided to 628 veterans’ families as a social concession. ...

Buth Sela
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50804408/social-land-concession-for-families-of-veterans-in-pursat-province/

Specialists remove underwater UXO

Specialists from the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces, Mines and Explosive Remnants of War Clearance (NPMEC), in cooperation with the army’s Special Forces Command (SFC), have conducted underwater operations to extract munitions from warships which sank in Kampong Cham province’s Srei Santhor district during the ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/specialists-remove-underwater-uxo

Armac receives $2 million from South Korea gov’t for mine victims

The ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (Armac) in Phnom Penh has received approximately $2 million from the government of South Korea through the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF) for victims of mines or explosive remnants of war (ERW). .. ...

Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50803967/armac-receives-2-million-from-south-korea-govt-for-mine-victims/

Interior Ministry to finish sunken ship UXO clearance by May

The Interior Ministry yesterday outlined a plan to finish clearance of unexploded ordnance in a sunken warship this May and until then, 150 hectares of the Mekong River are cordoned off to protect the lives of fishermen in the area. ...

Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50803966/interior-ministry-to-finish-sunken-ship-uxo-clearance-by-may/

CMAC to clear even more landmines than last year

Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has announced it will clear nearly 10 percent more landmines this year compared to the last. ...

Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50803005/cmac-to-clear-even-more-landmines-than-last-year/

Chinese assistance instrumental in clearing 1,708 hectares of landmine-contaminated areas in Cambodia

Last year, China helped Cambodia to clear a total of 1,708 hectares of land contaminated with 9,238 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs), said Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s Director General Heng Ratana. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50801722/chinese-assistance-instrumental-in-clearing-1708-hectares-of-landmine-contaminated-areas-in-cambodia/

CMAC destroyed almost 40,000 landmines and UXOs last year

The Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) destroyed almost 40,000 landmines and unexploded ordnance last year as part of the Kingdom’s goal to become mine-free by 2030. ...

Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50800093/cmac-destroyed-almost-40000-landmines-and-uxos-last-year/

Marvel Garment Co expanding in PPSEZ

Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc (PPSP) and Marvel Garment Co Ltd signed a lease agreement over the weekend for additional land. The signing was made by PPSP Chairman Tan Kak Khun and Marvel Garment’s General Manager, Yan Delin. ...

Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50799994/marvel-garment-co-expanding-in-pp-sez/

Five officials under fire for land grabs

A judge, a deputy prosecutor, two high-ranking-military officials and a district land management official have had a complaint filed against them for alleged corruption, abuse of power and grabbing six hectares of land in Oddar Meanchey province in 2016. ...

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50797742/five-officials-under-fire-for-land-grabs/

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